Elections for Monaco’s National Council, which took place yesterday, resulted in a landslide win for Stéphane Valeri’s “Primo” group, otherwise known as Priority Monaco.

It was clear within a few hours of the polls closing at 7 pm on Sunday, February 11, that Primo had won by a wide margin. Overnight it was announced that two candidates had been elected for Horizon Monaco and one for the Union Monegasque, giving Primo 21 of the 24 seats in the parliamentary assembly.

Turnout was down from 74.4 percent in 2013 to 70.35 percent.

Half an hour before midnight Stéphane Valeri, the former Minister of Health and Social Affairs, told his supporters they had won a very big victory.

The new leader of the National Council, who served for several years as its president some years ago, added: “I want to warmly thank the Monegasques who have given us a very big victory tonight. Their confidence gives us the legitimacy necessary to give the National Council its full place among [Monaco’s] institutions.”

“Now that the electoral period is over, I appeal to compatriots of all sensibilities, so that tomorrow the great Monegasque family, united behind our Sovereign Prince, will come together.”

Among the personalities elected on the Primo list are Jose Badia, former foreign minister, and Guillaume Rose, formerly head of the Tourism and Conventions office.

MONACO: The Government of Monaco and the Sovereign Order of Malta are to forge a new partnership to support health centres for elderly and vulnerable people in the outskirts of Beirut…
Linked since 2012 by a framework agreement, the Government of Monaco and the Representation of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta to the Principality of Monaco has supported numerous humanitarian projects and aid development, including assistance to refugee programmes, including for those who have arrived by sea on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
More recently, in Lebanon, the Order and the Department of International Cooperation have engaged in several long-term projects to strengthen assistance to many Syrian refugees, particularly women and children. Support for health centres for elderly and vulnerable people, particularly those with disabilities, in the outskirts of Beirut, completes the already rich partnership, the Monaco Government says.
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As part of the 2017 edition of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25), the annual prayer service at the Circus takes place on Monday, 23 January, at 7 pm.
Christians from churches all along the French and Italian Rivieras, including St Paul's Monte-Carlo, join together for the Prayer for Christian Unity celebration, which features readings, prayer, blessings and acts from the 41st International Circus Festival in Monte-Carlo.
Admission is free, and those wishing to attend are advised to arrive early to get a good seat
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is a tradition spanning over a hundred years. This year's theme is "Reconciliation – The Love of Christ Compels Us" (2 Corinthians 5:14-20), chosen on the occasion of the 500th anniversary year of the beginnings of the Reformation.